With him I will speak mouth to mouth and by sight not by enigmas; he shall see the similitude of the LORD. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my slave Moses?

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast as he that puts it off.

I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will declare my enigma upon the harp.

that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say, How has the oppressor ceased! The city that covets gold has ceased!

Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied that which was not his! And for how long would he pile thick clay upon himself?

And it came to pass when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore, it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked, but my hand shall not be upon thee.

I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will declare my enigma upon the harp.

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel; to know wisdom and chastening; to understand prudent words; read more. to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, and to the young men knowledge and council. If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel: To understand a parable and the interpretation; the words of the wise and their enigmas.

To understand a parable and the interpretation; the words of the wise and their enigmas. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening. read more. My son, hearken unto the chastening of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked, but he shall bless the habitation of the just.

Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my wisdom.

that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest answer the words of truth to those that send unto thee?

The horseleach has two daughters, which are called, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

The horseleach has two daughters, which are called, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: Sheol; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that never says, It is enough.

Sheol; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that never says, It is enough. The eye that mocks at his father, and despises the teaching of his mother, the ravens shall pluck it out of the river, and the young eagles shall eat it.

The eye that mocks at his father, and despises the teaching of his mother, the ravens shall pluck it out of the river, and the young eagles shall eat it. There are three things which are hidden from me, yea, four which I know not:

There are three things which are hidden from me, yea, four which I know not: The track of the eagle in the air; the track of the serpent upon the rock; the track of the ship in the midst of the sea; and the track of the man in the maid.

The track of the eagle in the air; the track of the serpent upon the rock; the track of the ship in the midst of the sea; and the track of the man in the maid. Such is the track of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness.

Such is the track of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness. For three things the earth is disquieted, and the fourth it cannot bear:

For three things the earth is disquieted, and the fourth it cannot bear: For a slave when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with bread;

For a slave when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with bread; for a rejected woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

for a rejected woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are wiser than the wise men:

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are wiser than the wise men: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;

the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet all of them go forth by bands;

the locusts have no king, yet all of them go forth by bands; the spider takes hold with her hands and is in kings' palaces.

the spider takes hold with her hands and is in kings' palaces. There are three things which have a magnificent walk; yea, the fourth is stately in going:

There are three things which have a magnificent walk; yea, the fourth is stately in going: The lion which is strongest among beasts and does not turn away for any;

The lion which is strongest among beasts and does not turn away for any; the greyhound who is girded up of loins; a he goat also, and the king, against whom no one rises up.

the greyhound who is girded up of loins; a he goat also, and the king, against whom no one rises up.

Behold, every one that makes proverbs shall make this proverb regarding thee, saying: As is the mother so is her daughter.

Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?

At that time Jesus answered and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and understanding and hast revealed them unto children.

And again I say unto you, It is easier to put a cable through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes; even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And herein is that saying true, One sows and another reaps.

His disciples said unto him, Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD shall carry thee away.

I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a proverb to them.

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel;

And the wiser the preacher became that much more did he teach wisdom to the people, causing them to listen and to search things out, and he composed many proverbs.

that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say, How has the oppressor ceased! The city that covets gold has ceased!

And I give them to be removed, for evil unto all the kingdoms of the earth, for infamy, and for reproach and for a proverb, and for a curse unto all the places where I shall drive them.

Son of man, what is that saying that ye have in the land of Israel that saith, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail? Tell them therefore, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will make this saying to cease, and they shall not repeat this as a saying in Israel but say unto them, Those days have drawn nigh, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Son of man, propose a figure and compose an enigma unto the house of Israel and say: Thus hath the Lord GOD said, A great eagle with great wings and long members, full of feathers of diverse colours, came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar:

What mean ye, that ye use this saying concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, said the Lord GOD, ye shall never again have reason to use this saying in Israel.

Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied that which was not his! And for how long would he pile thick clay upon himself?

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself; whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

Jesus spoke this parable unto them, but they did not understand what it was that he spoke unto them.

I have spoken these things unto you in proverbs, but the hour comes when I shall no longer speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.

His disciples said unto him, Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.